Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 7-13, 2022
1. Filing Fees Finalized. Candidates Start Filing. Here's who have so far: Jack Bucchioni: D-SD 6 in Sussex County. This is the district currently held by R Ernie Lopez, who…
Song of the Day 1/13: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
For a brief time, Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett, who died yesterday at age 78, was the hottest girl-group singer in the world. Thanks to producer Phil Spector's Wall of Sound treatment,…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 13, 2022
First, the big news. The brand-new marijuana legalization bill has been introduced. It's clearly an attempt to overcome the pitfalls that befell the bill last year. It doesn't permit people…
Black Opry Revue Coming To Arden Gild Hall!!
The Arden Concert Gild will host the Black Opry Revue on Saturday, Feb.26, 2022 at the Arden Gild Hall at 8 p.m. Black Opry is a home for Black artists…
DL Open Thread For Thursday, January 13, 2022
No 'Jibby-Jabby' For This Jibber-Jabberer. With the inevitable outcome. This Super-Spreader event in Texas has been extraordinarily successful in thinning out the herd: Canon had announced on Facebook in November…
GOP to Run Out the Clock, Then Arrest the Whole Biden Admin After the Mid-Terms
It isn't a secret plot. You do not have to know how to decode subtle signs. It is right out in the open.
Oh well, the wholly powerless figure-head President and pretend legislature can't do anything about it.
Kevin McCarthy Refuses Interview Request From Jan. 6 Committee
The panel said it was interested in conversations the top House Republican had with President Donald J. Trump on the day of the riot and afterward.
Song of the Day 1/12: Hall & Oates, “Did It in a Minute”
Daryl Hall and John Oates reached the height of their Hall of Fame career in 1982, bookending the year with No. 1 singles -- "I Can't Go For That" in…
Really Stupid DC Bubble Dem Idiocy is Thriving in the Biden White House
Insurers Will Have to Cover 8 At-Home Virus Tests Per Month
FFS, just send out the goddam tests. Jesus fucking Christ! The DC Bubble bullshit artists are in full control. New complicated tax credits and unworkable bullshit will surely save us.The Biden administration announced the new guidelines as it continued to work to get coronavirus tests to people regardless of their insurance status.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wed., Jan. 12, 2022
Here is yesterday's Session Activity Report. All of the bills we discussed yesterday were released from committee, including HB 183. The skeptic in me (about 80% of what comprises 'me')…
DL Open Thread Wed December 12th 2021
OMG. It is so tiresome. Under-President Biden (who is wholly powerless) goes to Georgia and says we need to get rid of the filibuster. President-in-Fact Machin says no. Blah,…
Coons “seriously weighing” filibuster options
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who helped organize a bipartisan letter backing up the legislative filibuster in 2017, said he’s “seriously weighing” what to do. “Part of the point of this…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
With a whimper, not a bang. The House has virtual committee meetings scheduled today and tomorrow, won't reconvene until Thursday. They are scheduled to convene live in Leg Hall on…
DL Open Thread Tuesday January 11th 2021
Me: Let's go out to dinner one last time. Ms: One last time? Me: Yeah. One last time before things, you know, go ka-plooey. Ms: Ok. Mexican?True story. Things had already gone ka-plooey of course. Mexican restaurants are a trailing indicator. In today's Open Thread please find; the tyranny of President Manchin, mask mandates, recalcitrant dummies, and solo hiking the ADT.